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| Hello,
I am in the midst of remodeling his/hers master baths. Each are done with Calacatta Gold marble. For hers: 3x12 herringbone floor, 3x6 brick pattern in shower and 1 inch mosaic on shower floor. All floor and wall tiles are polished.
Question: For the tub deck and vanity in my bathroom and the shower seat and vanity in my dh's bathroom, should I use polished or honed calacatta gold for the slab? My fabricator delivered the cut slabs with the wrong edging. I wanted a straight edge and they did an oggi. Also, stone came honed and I thought it should be polished to match the rest of the stonework in both bathrooms. Ugh! Of course they will redo everything, but am debating keeping what came if I am given a serious discount. These bathrooms are costing a small fortune and we've waited so long to have them done, I hate to compromise.... but, if honed is better for deck and vanity surface, maybe I should just keep it and deal with the different edge. I would love your thoughts. Thank you. |
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- Posted by nycbluedevil (My Page) on Sat, Jun 25, 11 at 21:45
| Personally I don't like the look of mixing honed and polished. Also, when marble is honed, the color tends to look different from the polished marble. At least that was the case with our botticino. At first I wanted honed but didn't like the color so we went with polished. It seems that you have seen the slab--is the color the same as the marble in the rest of your baths? I would make them fix it because you will probably regret it later. There is a reason that you made the choice in the first place. Don't let the money be the factor--these baths need to last a long time. As far as looks go, I like polished on the vanity top and deck. |
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- Posted by breezygirl (My Page) on Sun, Jun 26, 11 at 4:33
| Honed marble etches less than polished does. Maybe that helps make the decision? |
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| Thank you. I am going to have them redo it all. Decided I've waited this long and don't want to compromise. Marble place owned up to the mistake. Going with polished all around and straight edge. My kitchen counter and island is Calcatta Gold marble, too. There we went with honed because it would show less etching. We have plenty of marks 6 years later, but I knew that would happen and still love the look. This summer I am going to have a company come in to clean, buff and reseal. |
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| Can you show us photos of your kitchen in honed and your baths when they are done, please?? |
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- Posted by erjohnston (My Page) on Mon, Oct 10, 11 at 16:50
| Hi there, I am in the process of having a 1" calacatta mosaic tile installed for my bathroom and shower floor. Have you had any problems? Also, do you know what your contractor used to seal it? Thanks so much! Appreciate your help. |
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